Armstrong seeks curb on road pollution and surface mining
Senator Harry L. Armstrong of Logan calls for state regulation of road and highway construction and all surface disturbances. He cites acid mine drainage from roads affecting streams such as Lake Hope in Vinton County and pushes a bill to extend mining rules beyond coal strip mines.
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Ohio
Harry L. Armstrong
Logan
Highway Department
Armstrong
Lake Hope
Vinton County
Ohio Senate
Senate
Highway and Urban Affairs Committee
House
Ohio University appropriation up from last year
State Controlling Board approved 1971 72 subsidies for seven state universities with Ohio University receiving a 343 000 increase to 18 500 000 for the Athens campus and reductions for branch campuses. Ohio State Kent and Miami also gained while Cincinnati Toledo and Youngstown saw cuts. Births and admissions also listed from local area residents. A Plains emergency squad responded to a breathing difficulty at 91 N Plains Road with Mrs Carl Jewett treated at Mount St Mary Hospital.
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Athens
Ohio State
Kent
Miami
Cincinnati
Toledo
Youngstown
Plains
N. Plains Road
Carl Jewett
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Winter Turns Warmer After Brief Cold Spell
The forecast notes a short lived winter mix with clear, colder conditions tonight. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with lows in the 20s and highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. The national outlook shows rain on the Pacific coast, snow in the northern Rockies and Plains, snow flurries in the Great Lakes, showers in Arizona, and warm air invading from the Gulf toward the rest of the country.
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Pacific Coast
Rockies
Arizona
Plains
Great Lakes
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Harris Appointed Acting Fire Chief in Athens
Acting Fire Chief Harlan Harris becomes interim leader of the Athens Fire Department following Charles Dalton's resignation. Harris, with 22 years of service, will serve until a civil service test selects a permanent chief, with the test planned for January. Dalton's resignation is effective January 1.
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Charles Walton
Athens Fire Department
Dalton
Athens High School
Ohio University
Athens Service Safety
Dwight Robinson
Harlan Harris
Charles Dalton
Harris
Fire Department
Robinson
Minister Quits His Message As Wife Delivers Baby
Rev. Sam Truitt paused his sermon when a message arrived at the church door. He left to take his wife to the hospital where she gave birth to a seven pound boy.
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Amplico, S.C
Sam Truitt
Nahm Survives Highway Crash Ends in Miami Pond
R C Nahm was hurled from his car after another vehicle forced it into a guardrail on I 95. He flew through the windshield and 80 feet into an eight foot deep pond, swam to an overpass pillar, and waited as a police officer and rescuer pulled him to safety. He was listed in satisfactory condition at a Miami hospital.
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Miami
R. C. Nahm
Nahm
Perry County Court Notices and Marital Records
Perry County court items include several divorces granted for gross neglect and cruelty among Thornville New Lexington Corning and Junction City residents. Names include Roy Parsons Roy Parsons seeks divorce from Killen Parsons and Hetty Kunkler from Henry L. Kunkler. Also marriage licenses and land transfers for Crooksville New Lexington and surrounding areas.
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Roy Parsons
Killen Parsons
Thornville
Rock Castle
W Va
Donna M. Carrigan
Corning
Frank W. Carrigan
New Lexington
Harper Woods
Mich
Phyllis J. Mitchell
New Straitsville
Richard L. Mitchell
Sharon L. Smith
Gary L. Smith
Ethie 8
Cannon
Gerald Cannon
Hetty Kunkler
Henry L. Kunkler
Junction City
Logan
Helen Chappelear
William Fred Chappelear
Perry County
Karole Lee Inman
Ronald Jerry Inman
Crooksville
Karole Lee Brooks
Bangla Desh Prospects Seen Grim After War
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan assesses Bangla Desh after the India Pakistan conflict. He notes a 75 million strong, poverty strapped nation facing political and economic crises, limited American aid, and possible shifts toward Moscow. He cautions of internal strife and Mujibur Rahman’s detention as instability grows.
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India
Moscow
Bangla
Mujibur Rahman
Awami League
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Bangla Desh
International Relief Organization
William F. Woudenberg
Paterson
N.J
U.S
Woudenberg
Entry Seeks Dismissal in McBride Murder Case
Prosecutor Claire Ball Jr. files motion in Athens County Common Pleas Court to dismiss the first degree murder case against Barbara McBride. McBride reportedly hanged herself in Lima State Hospital after being committed for insanity. investigation notes and death certificate reviewed.
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Ball
McBride
Claire M. Ball Jr
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Barbara McBride
Athens
Lima State Hospital
Lima
State Highway Patrol
Guysville Major Attends Armed Forces Staff College
Major John H. Taylor, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Taylor of Guysville Route 1, attends the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk Virginia. The five month DoD school, run under the Joint Chiefs of Staff, trains officers for joint and combined commands involving multiple services and nations. Taylor, a Vietnam veteran and senior pilot, is a 1953 Carthage-Troy High School graduate and earned a B S in education from Ohio University in 1957. his wife is Nedra J Roman.
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Guysville
Air Force
John H. Taylor
Ernest Taylor
Armed Forces Staff College
Norfolk
Department of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Taylor
Vietnam
Carthage-Troy
Ohio University
Nedra J. Roman
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